We have a variety of foundational courses for beginners, as well as courses focusing on landscape, portraiture, figure drawing and human anatomy, architecture, and expressionism.
All of our drawing classes are taught by professional faculty artists, each with a different teaching style and a different perspective to offer on drawing.
The artists who make up our painting faculty are professional artists who share their knowledge about selling work and showing in galleries in addition to painting techniques.
With everything from figure painting to portraiture to landscapes to abstract, we have a painting course for everyone who’s ever thought about putting a brush to canvas.
Thursday, Feb 27 | 6–7:30PM | Laurie Frick visits to share a future where personal data meld into our individual identity. Drawn to combine tactile tech and familiar materials, she builds her art as a more likely alternative to digital media.
Wednesday, March 11–Sunday, March 15, 2020 | Go on an adventure through art & architecture in Bentonville, Arkansas where ASLD & BMoCA will lead art lovers through the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art its new contemporary art space satellite, The Momentary. And don’t miss Frank Lloyd Wright’s Bachman-Wilson House and the Mildred B Cooper Memorial Chapel, too.
APRIL 2020 | In its 5th iteration, ASLD invites artists working in ceramic arts to participate in our national juried biennial exhibition in the fine art of dining.
JAN 31–MAR 15 | In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, join us for an exploration of the material we love to hate: plastic. This exhibit explores the many ways plastic touches and shapes contemporary art and, by extension, life. Forward-looking and hopeful, you’ll come away from The Plasticene with a greater appreciation for all the things plastic does well and with hope that solutions to its environmental toll are within reach. Curated by Kalliopi Monoyios.
Friday, August 21–Friday, August 28, 2020 | Join us for a special atelier in the South of France, taught by ASLD faculty member Andrea Kemp, focused on the beauty found in the Mediterranean landscape.
Saturday–Sunday, Apr 4–5 | Join artist Anna Kaye for artists wanting to explore natural subjects through a variety of watercolor painting techniques. For all levels.
Saturday–Sunday, Feb 15–16 | Join artist Quang Ho in celebration of his exhibition on display at Gallery 1261. He’ll share his knowledge, techniques and approach that make his work so special.